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The Online Resource for Massachusetts Poverty Law Advocates

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  2. 2017 EAEDC Advocacy Guide
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Appendicies

101. Can I go to jail? Will I have a criminal record?
Appendix C: DES Disability Tracking Form

Table of Contents

  • About MLRI, Acknowledgements, and Copyright
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Categorical Eligibility
    • 1. Who can get EAEDC?
    • 2. How disabled do you have to be to receive benefits?
    • 3. How do I prove I am disabled?
    • 4. What if I have already been approved for SSI/SSDI or MassHealth Disability?
    • 5. Who can sign the EAEDC medical report?
    • 6. What are the other rules about medical report?
    • 7. How can I pay for medical exams to prove my eligibility?
    • 8. What is the Disability Supplement and who signs it?
    • 9. Will anyone help me get all the medical information I need to prove my eligibility?
    • 10. Do I have to wait long for DTA to review my disability information?
    • 11. What is the Disability Evaluation Service (DES)?
    • 12. What medical information must DES gather and consider?
    • 13. How does DES evaluate my disability?
    • 14. What are the EAEDC "medical standards" and SSI "listing"?
    • 15. What if my impairments do not meet the EAEDC standards or SSI listings?
    • 16. How does DES decide if my condition affects my ability to do basic work activities (Step 1)?
    • 17. How does the "sedentary work" test apply to physical impairments (Step 2)?
    • 18. What is the Grid and how is it used (Step 3)?
    • 19. If I can do more than sedentary work and the Grid says I am disabled, how does DES assess my disability (Step 4)?
    • 20. What happens if I have a mental impairment?
    • 21. How often do I have to prove disability?
    • 22. Do I have to apply for SSI?
    • 23. What if the Disability Evaluation Service decides I am not disabled?
    • 24. Can I qualify for EAEDC as a Mass. Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) participant?
    • 25. Can I qualify for EAEDC if I am needed to care for someone in my home?
    • 26. Can I qualify for EAEDC if I am 65 years of age or older?
    • 27. Which families can get EAEDC?
    • 28. Do I need to get legal guardianship or custody to get EAEDC for an unrelated child?
    • 29. I am a parent or child who is ineligible for TAFDC because of my immigration status, can I get EAEDC?
    • 30. Are there low-income families or children who cannot get EAEDC?
    • 31. Are there work requirements for caretakers of children?
    • 32. Can I get EAEDC if I am under 18 and living on my own?
    • 33. What if I have an outstanding default or arrest warrant?
    • 34. What if I have a criminal history or am fleeing prosecution or punishment?
  • Part 2: Other Eligibility Conditions
    • 35. Are there other eligibility conditions I must meet?
    • 36. What if I just arrived in Massachusetts? What if I am homeless?
    • 37. What if I am not a U.S. citizen?
    • 38. Do I have to apply for citizenship if I am not a citizen?
    • 39. Do I have to have a social security number?
    • 40. Do I have to apply for Veterans' Services benefits?
    • 41. What other benefits do I have to apply for?
  • Part 3: Financial Eligibility
    • 51. How does DTA count the income of a spouse?
    • 52. I am a sponsored non-citizen, is my sponsor's income counted?
    • 53. What is in-kind income and when does DTA count it?
    • 54. What is lump sum income and why is it such a problem?
    • 55. Does DTA exclude any money from the lump sum rule?
    • 56. What happens if I run out of money before the lump sum time is up?
    • 57. Do gifts count as income?
    • 58. How does DTA figure monthly income?
    • 59. How does EAEDC count earned income?
    • 60. How much income can I have and still get EAEDC?
    • 61. What are the EAEDC "living arrangements" and maximum grant amounts?
    • 62. What will my grant be if I live with my spouse?
    • 63. What if I live in a rest home?
  • Part 4: Benefits
    • 64. What are the basic benefits available to EAEDC recipients?
    • 65. Do EAEDC recipients get health coverage?
  • Part 5: Applications and Proofs
  • Part 6: Proving Continuing Eligibilty
  • Part 7: Appeal Rights
    • 90. I have the proof my worker wanted, should I still ask for a hearing?
    • 91. How should I present my case at the hearing?
    • 92. When will I get a decision and what should I do if you lose?
    • 93. Can I fix my problems without going to a hearing?
  • Part 8: Overpayments and Fraud
    • 94. What if I am overpaid?
    • 95. Do I have to repay an unintentional program violation?
    • 96. What is an intentional program violation? What is welfare fraud?
    • 97. When can my benefits be stopped for an intentional program violation?
    • 98. What should I do if I am contacted by the Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI)?
    • 99. Can DTA cut my benefits to pay itself back?
    • 100. How does DTA collect over-payments if I am not receiving benefits?
    • 101. Can I go to jail? Will I have a criminal record?
  • Appendicies
    • Appendix C: DES Disability Tracking Form
    • Appendix D: The Grid
    • Appendix E: Authorization for Reimbursement of Interim Assistance
    • Appendix F: EAEDC Standards of Assistance
    • Appendix G: Request for an Appeal (Fair Hearing)
    • Appendix H: Department of Transitional Assistance Office Listings
    • Appendix I: Massachusetts Legal Services Offices
    • Appendix A: EAEDC Medical Report Form
    • Appendix B: EAEDC Disability Supplement Form
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